Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Business
Central Queensland University
About
The Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Business enables you to study dual degrees.
You can combine studies in accounting with a range of other business disciplines (such as marketing, human resource management and property).
The Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Business provides you with a degree that is accredited by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and meets the associate membership requirements of the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).
If you choose LAWS19034 and LAWS19035 as electives, you can also be eligible to apply for registration with the Tax Practitioners Board (after meeting the Board's requirements for practical experience).
Graduates are also eligible to join the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants at the member level.
You may also be eligible for membership of a number of national and international business-related professional associations, depending on the units and major selected.
Structure
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
- Complete electives
Core Structure
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| Number of units: 18 | Total credit points: 108 |
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| Available units | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> ACCT11059 | Accounting, Learning and Online Communication | --> |
| --> ECON11026 | Principles of Economics | --> |
| --> HRMT11010 | Organisational Behaviour | --> |
| --> LAWS11030 | Foundations of Business Law | --> |
| --> MGMT11109 | Introduction to Business | --> |
| --> MRKT11029 | Marketing Fundamentals | --> |
| --> STAT11048 | Essential Statistics | --> |
| --> ACCT19060 | Management Accounting | --> |
| --> ACCT19061 | Advanced Financial Accounting | --> |
| --> ACCT19062 | Intermediate Financial Accounting | --> |
| --> ACCT19064 | Auditing & Professional Practice | --> |
| --> FINC19011 | Business Finance | --> |
| --> LAWS19032 | Company & Association Law | --> |
| --> LAWS19033 | Taxation Law and Practice A | --> |
| --> ACCT11081 | Introductory Financial Accounting | --> |
| --> ACCT13017 | Financial Statement Analysis | --> |
| --> COMM11003 | Career Communications | --> |
| --> HRMT11011 | Human Resource Management | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
- Complete electives
Financial Planning Major
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| Number of units: 8 | Total credit points: 48 |
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> FINC11001 | Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning | --> |
| --> FINC19012 | Investment Analysis and Risk Management | --> |
| --> FINC19014 | Property Investment and Finance | --> |
| --> FINC19016 | Retirement and Superannuation | --> |
| --> FINC19019 | Insurance Planning | --> |
| --> FINC19020 | Financial Plan Construction | --> |
| --> FINC13001 | Estate Planning | --> |
| --> PROP11001 | Property Valuation | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
- Complete electives
Human Resource Management Major
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| Number of units: 8 | Total credit points: 48 |
Human Resource Management
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> HRMT19016 | Contemporary HRM Issues | --> |
| --> HRMT19020 | Perspectives on Organisational Change | --> |
| --> HRMT19021 | Principles of Employment Relations | --> |
| --> HRMT19023 | Conflict and Negotiation | --> |
| --> HRMT19012 | Performance Management | --> |
| --> HRMT19013 | Human Resource Training and Development | --> |
| --> HRMT19014 | Human Resources Planning, Recruitment & Selection | --> |
| --> OCHS11027 | OHS Fundamentals | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
- Complete electives
Marketing Major
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| Number of units: 8 | Total credit points: 48 |
Marketing
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> MRKT11028 | Digital Marketing | --> |
| --> MRKT19036 | Marketing of Service Products | --> |
| --> MRKT19037 | International Marketing | --> |
| --> MRKT19038 | Marketing Research and Analytics | --> |
| --> MRKT19030 | Marketing Communications | --> |
| --> MRKT19031 | Consumer Behaviour | --> |
| --> MRKT19040 | Strategic Marketing and Planning | --> |
| --> MRKT13014 | New Product Development and Branding | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
- Complete electives
Property Major
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| Number of units: 8 | Total credit points: 48 |
Property
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> FINC19014 | Property Investment and Finance | --> |
| --> PROP11001 | Property Valuation | --> |
| --> BLAR11050 | Residential Construction | --> |
| --> PROP12002 | Property Rights and Law | --> |
| --> PROP13002 | Property Management | --> |
| --> PROP13001 | Property Development | --> |
| --> ECON19036 | Property Economics | --> |
| --> BLAR13040 | Building Life Cycle Maintenance | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
- Complete electives
Social Innovation Major
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| Number of units: 9 | Total credit points: 54 |
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> SOCL11059 | Introducing Social Change | --> |
| --> EDED12448 | Service Learning - Contexts and Communities | --> |
| --> PSYC12014 | Critical, Cultural and Social Psychology | --> |
| --> MGMT12162 | Managing Non-Profit and Philanthropic Businesses and Organisations | --> |
| --> BUSN13003 | Pitching and Funding of Innovations | --> |
| --> BUSN13002 | Advanced Social Innovation | --> |
| --> EVST19007 | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment | --> |
| --> BUSN19021 | Project | --> |
| --> MGMT11167 | Foundations of Social Innovation | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
- Complete electives
Elective
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| Number of units: 6 | Total credit points: 36 |
Electives
Electives can be chosen from the Bachelor of Business or other approved business units provided prerequisites and corequisites are met. Students can only take a maximum of two Level One units as elective units.
Students who take the Social Innovation major, only need to complete five (5) electives.
Entry requirements
What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
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| Rank Threshold | SR 60 | ATAR 60 |
Entry Requirements
English Requirements:
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
- a secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
- tertiary diploma level qualification, or
- bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0
completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
- An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
- An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components; or
- Cambridge Certificate in advanced English (CAE) - Score of 180 or above; or
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English - Score of 200 or above; or
- Combined Universities Language Test (CULT) - 70% with no individual component score of less than 15.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
International students should visit www.cqu.edu.au/international for further information.
Security Requirements
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Health Requirements
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Assumed Knowledge
Domestic Students: English and Maths
Fees and Charges
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Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Financial Planning Learning Outcomes
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- Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to routine accounting and financial planning problems in straightforward contexts using where appropriate social, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and/or global perspectives
- 2.
- Integrate theoretical and technical accounting and financial planning knowledge in a business context
- 3.
- Critically apply theoretical and technical accounting and financial planning knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine business issues
- 4.
- Justify and communicate accounting and financial planning advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to influence specialists and non-specialists
- 5.
- Contribute accounting expertise to a diverse team collaboratively providing possible solutions to a routine business problem in a straightforward context
- 6.
- Reflect on performance feedback to identify and action learning opportunities and self-improvements.
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| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | ||||||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | ||||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | ||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | ||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | ||||||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | ||||||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | ||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters |
Human Resource Management Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to routine accounting and management of human resources problems in straightforward contexts using where appropriate social, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and/or global perspectives
- 2.
- Integrate theoretical and technical accounting and management of human resources knowledge in a business context
- 3.
- Critically apply theoretical and technical accounting and management of human resources knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine business issues
- 4.
- Justify and communicate accounting and management of human resources advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to influence specialists and non-specialists
- 5.
- Contribute accounting expertise to a diverse team collaboratively providing possible solutions to a routine business problem in a straightforward context
- 6.
- Reflect on performance feedback to identify and action learning opportunities and self-improvements.
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | ||||||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | ||||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | ||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | ||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | ||||||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | ||||||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | ||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters |
Marketing Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to routine accounting and marketing problems in straightforward contexts using where appropriate social, ethical, economic, regulatory,sustainability, governance and/or global perspectives
- 2.
- Integrate theoretical and technical accounting and marketing knowledge in a business context
- 3.
- Critically apply theoretical and technical accounting and marketing knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine business issues
- 4.
- Justify and communicate accounting and marketing advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to influence specialists and non-specialists
- 5.
- Contribute accounting expertise to a diverse team collaboratively providing possible solutions to a routine business problem in a straightforward context
- 6.
- Reflect on performance feedback to identify and action learning opportunities and self-improvements.
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | ||||||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | ||||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | ||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | ||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | ||||||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | ||||||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | ||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters |
Property Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to routine accounting and property management problems in straightforward contexts using where appropriate social, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and/or global perspectives
- 2.
- Integrate theoretical and technical accounting and property management knowledge in a business context
- 3.
- Critically apply theoretical and technical accounting and property management knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine business issues
- 4.
- Justify and communicate accounting and property management advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to influence specialists and non-specialists
- 5.
- Contribute accounting expertise to a diverse team collaboratively providing possible solutions to a routine business problem in a straightforward context
- 6.
- Reflect on performance feedback to identify and action learning opportunities and self-improvements.
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | ||||||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | ||||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | ||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | ||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | ||||||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | ||||||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | ||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters |
Social Innovation Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to routine accounting and social innovation problems in straightforward contexts using where appropriate social, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and/or global perspectives
- 2.
- Integrate theoretical and technical accounting and social innovation knowledge in a business context
- 3.
- Critically apply theoretical and technical accounting and social innovation knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine business issues
- 4.
- Justify and communicate accounting and social innovation advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to influence specialists and non-specialists
- 5.
- Contribute accounting expertise to a diverse team collaboratively providing possible solutions to a routine business problem in a straightforward context
- 6.
- Reflect on performance feedback to identify and action learning opportunities and self-improvements.
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | ||||||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | ||||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | ||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | ||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | ||||||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | ||||||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | ||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Institution
